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wsj | 2,015 | VENI | Start of an ancient boast | 4 | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is I | The 3rd letter is N |
wsj | 2,015 | VENI | Start of an ancient boast | 4 | The 4th letter is I | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VENOM | Extreme bitterness | 5 | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is N |
wsj | 2,015 | VENTING | Purpose of many letters to the editor | 7 | The 2nd letter is E | The 6th letter is N | The 5th letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VENTS | Lets off steam | 5 | The 4th letter is T | The 5th letter is S | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VERA | Farmiga of "Bates Motel" | 4 | The 3rd letter is R | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VERA | Wang of gowns | 4 | The 4th letter is A | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VERNE | Nemo's creator | 5 | The 3rd letter is R | The 5th letter is E | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VERONA | Home of gentlemen Valentine and Proteus | 6 | The 5th letter is N | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VERSACE | Company with a Medusa logo | 7 | The 7th letter is E | The 1st letter is V | The 6th letter is C |
wsj | 2,015 | VERSES | Job divisions | 6 | The 4th letter is S | The 1st letter is V | The 6th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | VERY | Tremendously | 4 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is R | The 4th letter is Y |
wsj | 2,015 | VESPA | Vehicle whose name means "wasp" | 5 | The 3rd letter is S | The 2nd letter is E | The 5th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | VESPAS | Sporty scooters | 6 | The 4th letter is P | The 1st letter is V | The 6th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | VESTS | Kevlar garments | 5 | The 5th letter is S | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | VET | Chicken tender | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VET | November honoree inserted into the three longest answers | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | VETOES | Kills bills | 6 | The 1st letter is V | The 6th letter is S | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VETOPROOF | Like a two-thirds majority in Congress | 9 | The 4th letter is O | The 5th letter is P | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VETS | November honorees | 4 | The 2nd letter is E | The 4th letter is S | The 3rd letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | VEX | Annoy | 3 | The 3rd letter is X | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VIA | Itinerary word | 3 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is A | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VIA | Through | 3 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is A | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VIAL | Medicine bottle | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | VIAL | Perfume bottle | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | VIALCABINET | Storage spot for a lab tech's containers? | 11 | The 6th letter is A | The 3rd letter is A | The 9th letter is N |
wsj | 2,015 | VIC | Perp's prey, on cop shows | 3 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is C | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VICAR | Chapel figure | 5 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is C | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VICTORIATENANT | Certain British Columbia apartment dweller? | 14 | The 4th letter is T | The 14th letter is T | The 12th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | VIE | Fight | 3 | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VIE | Struggle | 3 | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VIENNESEWALTZ | Fancy dancing | 13 | The 4th letter is N | The 6th letter is E | The 9th letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | VIES | Battles | 4 | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | VIES | Battles | 4 | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is I | The 4th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | VIETNAMIBIA | Its midpoint is somewhere east of the Seychelles | 11 | The 4th letter is T | The 10th letter is I | The 11th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | VIETNAMWAR | The Deer Hunter backdrop | 10 | The 3rd letter is E | The 6th letter is A | The 10th letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | VIKING | Longship sailor | 6 | The 2nd letter is I | The 4th letter is I | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VIM | Enthusiasm | 3 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is M | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VINE | Creepy plant? | 4 | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is E | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VING | Rhames of the "Mission: Impossible" movies | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is N | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VINO | It may be rosso or bianco | 4 | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VINYLSCORE | Successful acquisition for a collector of LPs? | 10 | The 5th letter is L | The 2nd letter is I | The 8th letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VIOL | Consort member | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | VIOLA | Twelfth Night heroine | 5 | The 5th letter is A | The 4th letter is L | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VIOLET | Plum relative | 6 | The 3rd letter is O | The 2nd letter is I | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VIOLINBOW | Wrapping for an orchestra musician? | 9 | The 2nd letter is I | The 8th letter is O | The 9th letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | VIRGO | Its brightest star is Spica | 5 | The 2nd letter is I | The 5th letter is O | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | VIRGO | Late August sign | 5 | The 4th letter is G | The 3rd letter is R | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VIRGO | Sign of late summer | 5 | The 5th letter is O | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | VIS | Power, in Latin | 3 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is S | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VISA | Discover competition | 4 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is S | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VISA | Entrance requirement | 4 | The 3rd letter is S | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VISAGE | Face | 6 | The 6th letter is E | The 4th letter is A | The 5th letter is G |
wsj | 2,015 | VISE | It has gripping jaws | 4 | The 3rd letter is S | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VISIBLE | Apparent | 7 | The 1st letter is V | The 5th letter is B | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VISINE | Clear Eyes competitor | 6 | The 5th letter is N | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VISUALCUKES | Pickles in paintings? | 11 | The 1st letter is V | The 9th letter is K | The 6th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | VITA | Life, to Livy | 4 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is T | The 2nd letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | VIV | Tom & ___ (1994 movie) | 3 | The 2nd letter is I | The 3rd letter is V | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VIXEN | Kit's mother | 5 | The 2nd letter is I | The 5th letter is N | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOCAB | Focus of some SAT prep work | 5 | The 3rd letter is C | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VOCABULARYWORDS | They're often on index cards | 15 | The 8th letter is A | The 1st letter is V | The 13th letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | VOCE | Word with viva or sotto | 4 | The 3rd letter is C | The 4th letter is E | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOGUE | Fashion | 5 | The 3rd letter is G | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is U |
wsj | 2,015 | VOICE | Expression | 5 | The 2nd letter is O | The 3rd letter is I | The 5th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VOICES | Makes known | 6 | The 2nd letter is O | The 3rd letter is I | The 5th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VOL | Peyton Manning, in college | 3 | The 2nd letter is O | The 3rd letter is L | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOLARE | 1958 hit with Italian lyrics | 6 | The 5th letter is R | The 3rd letter is L | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOLCANO | Pyroclastic flow source | 7 | The 5th letter is A | The 7th letter is O | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOLUNTEERWORK | Retirees often do it | 13 | The 9th letter is R | The 4th letter is U | The 11th letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VOODOODOLLS | Member of Group 1 | 11 | The 6th letter is O | The 1st letter is V | The 9th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | VOS | Your, in France | 3 | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is S | The 2nd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VOTE | C-SPAN event | 4 | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is V | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VOTE | House call? | 4 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is V |
wsj | 2,015 | VOTE | Parliamentary event | 4 | The 2nd letter is O | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | VOTE | Party request | 4 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is T | The 2nd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VSO | Brandy bottle letters | 3 | The 2nd letter is S | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | VUE | Saturn SUV | 3 | The 2nd letter is U | The 1st letter is V | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | VULGAR | Unfit for young ears | 6 | The 4th letter is G | The 1st letter is V | The 2nd letter is U |
wsj | 2,015 | WAC | Female enlistee in WWII | 3 | The 3rd letter is C | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WACO | City of east central Texas | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is C |
wsj | 2,015 | WAD | Bankroll | 3 | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is D |
wsj | 2,015 | WAD | Bunch of bills | 3 | The 3rd letter is D | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WAD | Shotgun shell component | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is D |
wsj | 2,015 | WADS | Gum globs | 4 | The 3rd letter is D | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WADS | High rollers' rolls | 4 | The 4th letter is S | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WAFER | Kit Kat layer | 5 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is F | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WAFT | Float on the breeze | 4 | The 4th letter is T | The 3rd letter is F | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WAG | Funny fellow | 3 | The 3rd letter is G | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WAGE | Carry on | 4 | The 3rd letter is G | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WAGE | Living or minimum follower | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is G |
wsj | 2,015 | WAGED | Carried on | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 5th letter is D |
wsj | 2,015 | WAIVE | Give up, as a claim | 5 | The 3rd letter is I | The 4th letter is V | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WAKEUPCALL | Alarm clock alternative | 10 | The 7th letter is C | The 3rd letter is K | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WALDO | Character found in picture books | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is O | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WALESA | Shipyard worker who became a head of state | 6 | The 3rd letter is L | The 2nd letter is A | The 6th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WALKS | Sites of some post-snow shoveling | 5 | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is K | The 3rd letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | WALLAWALLA | City midway between Portland and Missoula | 10 | The 7th letter is A | The 9th letter is L | The 4th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | WALT | NBA great Frazier | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WALT | Rockies manager Weiss | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is T |